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Space Shuttle Discovery Lands for the Last Time

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Discovery ended its career as the world’s most flown spaceship Wednesday, returning from orbit for the last time and taking off in a new direction as a museum piece. NASA’s oldest shuttle swooped through a mostly clear noontime sky to a touchdown at its home base.
“To the ship that has led the way time and time again, we say, ‘Farewell Discovery,'” radioed the Mission Control commentator.
Florida’s spaceport was packed with shuttle program workers, journalists and even some schoolchildren eager to see history in the making.
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